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The Formerly-Convicted Should Get to Vote. Here’s How the Senate Can Make it Happen. (Blog)

Formerly-convicted individuals get counted in the census, hold jobs, raise families, and contribute to their communities -- why shouldn’t they have a voice in their representative government?

LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document)

The League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to secure equal rights and we ask Congress to pass HJ Res 17, to remove its ratification deadline.

LWV Joins Opposition to TN Medicaid waiver (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter opposing the approval of the TN Medicaid block grant.

LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release)

This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.

International Women's Day 2021 (Blog)

As the world continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations celebrates the power of women and highlights the ongoing need for equality with International Women’s Day.

HUFFINGTON POST: Kentucky May Soon Restore Voting Rights To 200,000 People With Felony Records (News Clips)

Kentucky could soon be expanding voting rights restoration to even more individuals who have been convicted of felonies.

The League urges Senators to Vote No on anti-immigrant amendment to COVID relief (Legal Document)

The League joined, immigrant rights advocates to oppose a COVID relief package amendment that threatened to deny survival checks to mixed-immigration status families.

LWV Applauds House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (Press Release)

This bill provides the necessary first step towards fully addressing systemic constitutional violations by law enforcement officers, and we are pleased to see the US House prioritize this reform this congress.

League Celebrates House Passage of the For the People Act, HR1 (Press Release)

League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the US House of Representatives passing HR1, the For the People Act.

LWV joins letter to federal agencies asking for eviction moratorium enforcement (Legal Document)

The League joined housing justice coalitions in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the eviction moratorium.